How do Devices Become Infected?
In this video, you will learn how devices typically become infected. It is usually during opportune moments, such as times of panic or requests from authority. Hackers also take advantage of human characteristics, such as natural curiosity or greed.
Here are six other ways in which your device can become infected:
- Unsolicited emails
- Questionable sites
- Found media
- Unsolicited browser plugin install requests
- Questionable downloads
- Re-linking
Reflect and share: You have learned that human characteristics, such as curiosity, can be taken advantage of. In what other ways could human characteristics be taken advantage of? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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